King & Spalding announced today its role as legal advisor in the formation of the TFI-Hines Brazil Income Real Estate Fund, the first Shari’ah-compliant property fund in Brazil. The fund completed its initial acquisition on July 2 — a nearly $50 million investment in the World Trade Centre complex in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Baker & McKenzie has advised a consortium of five banks led by ING Bank as coordinator of €140 million (US$173 million) new 5-year financing facilities for the Deceuninck group, a leading Euronext-listed PVC systems and building products manufacturer.
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Allen & Overy announced today that Jeffrey A. Lehtman and William E. White have joined the Washington, D.C. office as partners in its leading U.S. securities and financial services regulatory practice.
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Amy R. Granoff has joined Winstead PC as a shareholder in finance and banking. Granoff’s practice focuses on representing financial institutions, borrowers and issuers in structuring, negotiating and documenting commercial lending and other financial transactions. She joins Winstead from the Houston office of Haynes and Boone, LLP.
Tags: Winstead PC | HoustonSteptoe is pleased to announce that Assistant US Attorney Christopher Niewoehner, a deputy chief in the Financial Crimes and Special Prosecution section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, will be joining the firm as a partner in the White-Collar Criminal Defense practice which includes acclaimed trial attorney Reid Weingarten. Mr. Niewoehner will be based in Steptoe’s Chicago office.
Ropes & Gray announced today that on July 20 the Korean Bar Association approved and registered Ropes & Gray as the first Foreign Legal Consultant Office in Korean history. At the same time, Ropes & Gray’s Seoul office officially opened its doors.
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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse, in connection with the $1.2 billion registered offering of high‑yield notes by CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., one of the largest publicly traded operators of hospitals in the United States. The transaction closed on July 18, 2012.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the underwriters, consisting of Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Mediobanca, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, UBS and Unicredit, in the €1.1 billion rights issue for Unipol Gruppo Finanziario (UGF) in a deal launched on July 16, 2012.
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The Firm recently completed its representation of Barclays Capital, Citigroup Global Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities and RBS Securities, as dealer managers, in connection with Rule 144A/Regulation S private exchange offer by Kraft Foods Inc. (“Kraft Foods”). Pursuant to the exchange offers, Kraft Foods offered to exchange its existing 6.500% Notes due 2040, 6.875% Notes due 2039, 6.875% Notes due 2038, 7.000% Notes due 2037, 6.500% Notes due 2031, 5.375% Notes due 2020, 6.125% Notes due August 2018 and 6.125% Notes due February 2018 for up to $3.6 billion aggregate principal amount of new 6.500% Notes due 2040, 6.875% Notes due 2039, 5.375% Notes due 2020 and 6.125% Notes due 2018 to be issued by Kraft Foods’ wholly owned subsidiary, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (“Kraft Foods Group”) and, as applicable, cash. Upon the successful completion of the exchange offers, $3.6 billion of new Kraft Foods Group notes were issued. The notes will be initially guaranteed by Kraft Foods, which guarantee will be automatically released upon the completion of Kraft Foods’ spin-off of Kraft Foods Group to its shareholders.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, RBC Capital Markets, CIBC, HSBC and Morgan Stanley as initial purchasers in connection with a 144A/Regulation S offering by MEG Energy Corp. (“MEG”) of $880 million of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023. MEG intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
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